Shock Tube and Ballistic Range Facilities at NASA Ames Research Center

Abstract

The Electric Arc Shock Tube (EAST) facility and the Hypervelocity Free Flight Aerodynamic Facility (HFFAF) at NASA Ames Research Center are described. These facilities have been in operation since the 1960s and have supported many NASA missions and technology development initiatives. The facilities have world-unique capabilities that enable experimental studies of real-gas aerothermal, gas dynamic, and kinetic phenomena of atmospheric entry.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA581911

Entities

People

  • Brett A. Cruden
  • Charles J. Cornelison
  • Daniel C. Reda
  • David W. Bogdanoff
  • Jay H. Grinstead
  • Michael C. Wilder

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamics
  • Aerothermodynamics
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Electric Arcs
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Free Flight
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Planetary Atmospheres
  • Research Facilities
  • Shock Tubes
  • Shock Tunnels
  • Simulators
  • Test Facilities
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow